games

Balatro

chill, fun, numbers go up type of game

you get to build completely normal decks of cards like in the above picture, that has nothing out of the ordinary about it

purchase a pair of pants that get stronger the more you wear them

It's only march

Stardew Valley just got a big update

> implying cool games were released in the previous decade

> implying games can be good

Honestly the older I get, the less I buy new games. It gets easier to just say "oh yeah that game was fun, let's play it again." I think I've played two new games so far this year and neither of them actually came out in 2024.

This year has had an amazing start with indie titles so far imo. All cheaper than full blown triple A games.

1. Palworld : genuinely fresh take on Pokémon
2. Enshrouded: well built survival game. Still in early access though, might be much better in a year or so.
3. Last Epoch: best arpg in years?
4. Helldivers: deserves all the hype and then some.

And then rimworld is getting a new expansion, what more can you wish for?

Give us something to work with, and I'm sure people could recommend something for you. What genres do you like? What platforms do you play on? If on PC, do you have an above-average PC, etc.? Do you like multiplayer games? Single-player only? Etc

Maybe give us the last 2-3 games you did enjoy.

Depends on what you like to play but yeah I haven't bothered playing any games that came out this year except Balatro.

Play Hades

Have you ever played Tropico?

Dragon's Dogma 2 is cool, though there some things I wish were ironed out. Performance and such. Unicorn Overlord is cool, though their choice of releasing anywhere but PC is odd.

I finally played Dwarf Fortress Steam edition after buying it at launch and never touching it. It's just as good as Dwarf Fortress has always been, but a little more visual and coherent.

There's the Elden Ring DLC, Stalker 2 and Avowed coming out this year and I'm really not sure whether I should get too hyped about the latter two.

i pretty much exclusively play minecraft, factorio has racked up numerous hours as of late, GTA V i played through quite a bit, it's a pretty good open world sandbox, and unturned, again another open world sandbox.

Give me a true open world sandbox and i will be content for the rest of my life.

Aba got released for season 3 of Guilty Gear Strive. It does seem like a lot of cool games and DLC are a little further out.

El Paso, Elsewhere

max payne shooter with vampires and werewolves, and the noirest, coolest, minimalist story i've seen in years where you're trying to kill your ex girlfriend, Dracula, before she ends the world.

I recently finished Pacific Drive, it was pretty fun, but I feel like it could've probably been a bit shorter and the grind a bit less overall to make the mid game transition to the end game more.

I picked up Sifu and that's been fun. Kinda hits that Sekiro itch.

I know Rimworld is getting another expansion pack though I usually have to play on a few month delay if I want my 300+ mod list to remain current. Though I will say it just sorta feels like they're just doing an official version of the rather popular Lovecraftian mods that are out there already.

Then I've been playing minecraft here and there after watching 15+ hours of a dude build amazing things with Create and almost makes me feel like I could do that until I remember dude spends hundreds of hours on it and I don't have that kind of time anymore.

What kind of games are you in to? Like Timemelters is a ridiculously fresh third person shooter/tower defense/puzzle game hybrid with absolutely mind numbing time travel mechanics. There's some neat stuff happening. As always, a lot of it is in the indy space.

Pacific Drive slaps.

Last epoch is pretty cool. Palworld is fun with friends too.

Slice & Dice just had a big update.

Paper Mario: Thousand Year Door remake in late May if you like story-heavy turn-based rpgs!

Dragon’s Dogma 2 has been a blast.

i'm too poor/busy buying mecha models to get them but i'm still hyped to eventually play dragon's dogma 2, final fantasy 7 rebirth, and Expeditions: a Mudrunner game once prices drop/sales hit. plus theres probably smaller games on steam i'm not even thinking of. Sand Land and Space Marine 2 might be ok but nothing upcoming this year really has me super excited. as far as games with no release date yet for this year, earth defense force 6, star wars outlaws, and vampire: the masquerade: bloodlines 2 might be ok. nothing i'm as excited for as death stranding 2 or GTA 6 which are probably a ways off. this is all based off of the 2024 in video gaming wiki article so indie stuff probably doesnt get mentioned as much

I'm waiting for the release of FrostPunk 2.

If you have a PC good enough for it, I'd say try Tekken 8, it's been very fun.

Fallout: London is coming out, soon. Should be good to kill time!

Last release I truly loved was In Stars and Time, but that released at the end of last year.

Rimworld has a new expansion coming out that oozes SCP vibes that I'm excited for. I want to hold off on getting into a new game until the expansion drops, but I've got a real itch to play.

Great excuse for me to prune my mod list though.

Cool is subjective. I'm enjoying Horizon Forbidden West which just came out on PC last week.

Path of Exile: The best hack & slash game out there. Wide as an ocean and just as deep.

Conquerors Blade: What if Mount & Blade was multiplayer and made by the chinese? You have several weapon classes with their own skillsets aswell as units to command at the same time. Kept me for years.

Battle Brothers: Build a gang of murder hobos, lead them to glory or ruin. Many may die, but the company will live on. Legs not included. Mods are tho.

Star Sector: Exist in a ruined sector cut off from the rest of human civilization. There's lots to explore, lots of money to me made, lots of warcrimes to be commited. You build a fleet and do what you want. Colonizing? Smuggling? mercenray work? pirating? Warlording? Exploring? Go wild. Lots of mods to add to further expand on the experience.

Mount& Blade Warband /Bannerlord: Start with nothing, become a warlord, or bandit lord, or trader. Maybe become a noble of some realm? Why not take over? Why not create your own? Has mods for almost anything.

This year so far Helldivers and Dragons Dogma 2 have been good, though the latter is expensive for what it is.

Palworld is the other big one but it isn't my thing.

Ive been playing suicide squad after work every day, im at level 30. Its been fun, best 100$ I ever spent!

Figured out how to pirate the full online version of Hitman (Demo + crack + GSE + cracked Peacock), and that’ll probably keep my partner and I occupied for the next 12 months at least. Absolutely incredible, would not pay 100 dollars for it

I've been pretty enraptured by Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth over the past couple weeks, very well done so far. Probably will play Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth and Persona 3 Reload later this year.

Palia just hit Steam this week. Super chill MMO with a focus on crafting. I have 8 hours in so far and loving it.